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What is the skills hub?

The skills hub is your catalog of cybersecurity skills. Each skill has its own workspace where you can learn, practice, and track your progress. You can find it at /skills in the main navigation.

Browsing skills

  • Search by keyword to find a specific skill
  • Filter by category (Offensive, Defensive, Cloud, DevSecOps, and more)
  • Sort by difficulty, salary impact, or popularity

Skill cards

Each skill card shows:
  • Skill name and short description
  • Difficulty level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • Estimated learning time
  • Average salary impact: how much this skill affects earning potential
  • Related certifications that cover this skill
  • Prerequisite skills: what you should know first
  • Job titles that require this skill

Skill categories

The platform covers 11 main areas:
  1. Container Technology: Docker, Kubernetes, image hardening
  2. Network Security: firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, segmentation
  3. Incident Response: detection, containment, eradication, recovery
  4. Offensive Security: penetration testing, exploitation, red team ops
  5. Web Security: OWASP Top 10, XSS, CSRF, injection attacks
  6. General Security: fundamentals, risk assessment, compliance
  7. Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, GCP security controls
  8. Mobile Security: iOS, Android, MDM
  9. DevSecOps: CI/CD security, infrastructure hardening
  10. API Security: REST and GraphQL security, authentication
  11. Threat Intelligence: indicators, malware analysis

Free vs Pro

  • Free: access to 3 skill workspaces (Docker, Application Security, Penetration Testing, SOC Analyst, CISO preview)
  • Pro: access to all 490+ skill workspaces